Question about writing notes?

[JerZ]

Oh dear God, Davie, no. A note? Oh my. Please please don't. Just ask.

[JerZ]

Originally Posted by SifuPhil

You'd probably do a lot better renting one of these babies.

I used one once when the gal I was interested in worked on the seventh floor of an office building (luckily near a window). The guys from the blimp company came and raised it up so it was across the street from her window, with

T - Go out with me tonight? - P

printed on the side of it.

It was more than worth the $300 or so I paid for the service, if only because she was so appreciative of the gesture (and showed it later that evening).

This is very romantic...but frankly, some women might get the creeps at such a large gesture before you're even dating. I can see it for "Will you marry me?" as a great memory.

I wouldn't jump right into a hundreds-of-dollars huge gesture like that, personally, and if a man did that with me...I don't know. I think I'd be a little freaked out, feeling like now I "owed" it to him to go out with him since he'd gone to so much trouble, etc.

Personally I'd prefer just to be asked. With a cute semi-shy smile immediately following.

[Prince_Frog]

I don't write notes.

I write short stories. Most of them are filled with rambling, but they often have a point. I may not know what the point is while I'm writing it, but I will find a point to make while writing the story. Sometimes I even have little images in my head about the story I'm writing. I don't really know why but they sometimes compel me to write more.

Oh by the way, don't smoke crack.

[SifuPhil]

Originally Posted by JerZ

This is very romantic...but frankly, some women might get the creeps at such a large gesture before you're even dating. I can see it for "Will you marry me?" as a great memory.

I wouldn't jump right into a hundreds-of-dollars huge gesture like that, personally, and if a man did that with me...I don't know. I think I'd be a little freaked out, feeling like now I "owed" it to him to go out with him since he'd gone to so much trouble, etc.

Personally I'd prefer just to be asked. With a cute semi-shy smile immediately following.

I understand what you're getting at, but you have to understand that it encompassed a different time, a different place and a different personality.

Normally, yes - I'd agree 100% with you: it would be an over-the-top gesture. But making an impression in certain places with certain people sometimes requires more than a little "over-the-top".

Nowadays when I want to ask them out, I just blow up a condom and throw it at them.

[ShellNic]

A couple of thoughts:
The OP isn't saying he doesn't have the nerve to ask the coworker out, he's just wanting to be discrete. Yes, he could find a few quiet minutes to ask her out and that could be the best approach for direct, clear contact.
BUT, if I received a nice, well-crafted note, which showed thoughtfulness, humor maybe, some sense of his style and his intent to get to know me in a more personal way outside of work, I'd actually give him some real consideration. I love words though...that's me!

[cpg35223]

Originally Posted by ShellNic

A couple of thoughts:
The OP isn't saying he doesn't have the nerve to ask the coworker out, he's just wanting to be discrete. Yes, he could find a few quiet minutes to ask her out and that could be the best approach for direct, clear contact.
BUT, if I received a nice, well-crafted note, which showed thoughtfulness, humor maybe, some sense of his style and his intent to get to know me in a more personal way outside of work, I'd actually give him some real consideration. I love words though...that's me!

I think the better tactic would be to surprise her in the parking deck on a dark night after everybody's been working late. That would be a surefire way to gain her trust.

[ShellNic]

Yea, in a scary, heart attack kind of way...well, that IS memorable.